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Fabrication and characterization of PLGA nanoparticles encapsulating large CRISPR–Cas9 plasmid
(2020-01-20)Background The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and Cas9 protein system is a revolutionary tool for gene therapy. Despite promising reports of the utility of CRISPR–Cas9 for in vivo gene ... -
Factors contributing to students and instructors experiencing a lack of time in college calculus
(SpringerOpen, 2017-06-14)Background: Calculus is a foundational course for STEM-intending students yet has been shown to dissuade students from pursuing STEM degrees. In this report, we examine factors related to students and instructors reporting ... -
Factors predicting older Adults’ attitudes toward and intentions to use stair mobility assistive designs at home
(Elsevier, 2020-03-16)Home modifications that increase stair accessibility of existing housing stock are significant for older adults who want to age in place. This sequential mixed-methods study investigated older adults’ attitudes toward and ... -
Fasting differentially alters the hypothalamic proteome of chickens from lines with the propensity to be anorexic or obese
(Springer Nature, 2019)Background: The hypothalamus is the ultimate modulator of appetite and energy balance and therefore sensitive to changes in nutritional state. Chicks from lines selected for low (LWS) and high (HWS) body weight are hypophagic ... -
Fire-mediated foraging trade-offs in white-tailed deer
(Wiley, 2017-03-14)Predation risk can induce individual prey to express behavioral, physiological, and morphological traits that can influence population-level processes. Maternal care is an intuitive link between predator-mediated traits ... -
Fish and Phytoplankton Exhibit Contrasting Temporal Species Abundance Patterns in a Dynamic North Temperate Lake
(PLoS ONE, 2015-02-04)Temporal patterns of species abundance, although less well-studied than spatial patterns, provide valuable insight to the processes governing community assembly. We compared temporal abundance distributions of two communities, ... -
The Flavonoid Kaempferol Ameliorates Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes by Suppressing Hepatic Glucose Production
(MDPI, 2018-09-13)In diabetes mellitus, the excessive rate of glucose production from the liver is considered a primary contributor for the development of hyperglycemia, in particular, fasting hyperglycemia. In this study, we investigated ... -
Flavor compounds in Vine Tea (Ampelopsis grossedentata) infusions
(Wiley, 2020-06-13)Vine tea (Ampelopsis grossedentata) is a tea traditionally used in Chinese herbal medicine that is rich in the natural antioxidant dihydromyricetin (ampelopsin). In addition to its multiple health benefits, vine tea extracts ... -
Fluid shear stress impacts ovarian cancer cell viability, subcellular organization, and promotes genomic instability
(PLOS, 2018-03-22)Ovarian cancer cells are exposed to physical stress in the peritoneal cavity during both tumor growth and dissemination. Ascites build-up in metastatic ovarian cancer further increases the exposure to fluid shear stress. ... -
Focal stimulation of the temporoparietal junction improves rationality in prosocial decision‑making
(Nature Research, 2020)We tested the hypothesis that modulation of neurocomputational inputs to value-based decisionmaking affects the rationality of economic choices. The brain’s right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) has been functionally ... -
Forest Certification Perspectives in the Wood Products Supply Chain in Virginia, U.S.A.
(MDPI, 2017-09-26)Participation among private forest owners, logging contractors, and wood products manufacturers in the forest certification sector remains low. Those that enroll are mainly large-acreage owners and specialized manufacturers. ... -
Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review
(MDPI, 2017-09-07)Forestry best management practices (BMPs) were developed to minimize water pollution from forestry operations by primarily addressing sediment and sediment transport, which is the leading source of pollution from silviculture. ... -
Formation of phage lysis patterns and implications on co-propagation of phages and motile host bacteria
(2020-03)Coexistence of bacteriophages, or phages, and their host bacteria plays an important role in maintaining the microbial communities. In natural environments with limited nutrients, motile bacteria can actively migrate towards ... -
FoxO1 interacts with transcription factor EB and differentially regulates mitochondrial uncoupling proteins via autophagy in Adipocytes
(Nature, 2016-10-03)Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) are inducible and play an important role in metabolic and redox homeostasis. Recent studies have suggested that FoxO1 controls mitochondrial biogenesis and morphology, but it remains ... -
Free amino nitrogen concentration correlates to total yeast assimilable nitrogen concentration in apple juice
(Wiley, 2017-09-12)Yeast assimilable nitrogen (YAN) is essential for yeast growth and metabolism during apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) cider fermentation. YAN concentration and composition can impact cider fermentation kinetics and the ... -
Functional Characterization of Detergent-Decellularized Equine Tendon Extracellular Matrix for Tissue Engineering Applications
(PLOS, 2013-05-17)Natural extracellular matrix provides a number of distinct advantages for engineering replacement orthopedic tissue due to its intrinsic functional properties. The goal of this study was to optimize a biologically derived ... -
Functional compartmentalization in the hemocoel of insects
(Springer Nature, 2019-04-15)The insect circulatory system contains an open hemocoel, in which the mechanism of hemolymph flow control is ambiguous. As a continuous fluidic structure, this cavity should exhibit pressure changes that propagate quickly. ... -
Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystal Nanocomposite Membranes with Controlled Interfacial Transport for Improved Reverse Osmosis Performance
(MDPI, 2019-01-20)Thin-film nanocomposite membranes (TFNs) are a recent class of materials that use nanoparticles to provide improvements over traditional thin-film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis membranes by addressing various design ... -
Fundamental Computer Science Conceptual Understandings for High School Students Using Original Computer Game Design
(The Institute for STEM Education & Research, 2012)Beginning in 2009, the North Carolina Virtual Public Schools worked with researchers at the William and Ida Friday Institute to produce and evaluate the use of game creation by secondary students as a form of learning ... -
Further Characterization of the Capsule-Like Complex (CLC) Produced by Francisella tularensis Subspecies tularensis: Protective Efficacy and Similarity to Outer Membrane Vesicles
(Frontiers, 2018-06-15)Francisella tularensis is the etiologic agent of tularemia, and subspecies tularensis (type A) is the most virulent subspecies. The live vaccine strain (LVS) of subspecies holarctica produces a capsule-like complex (CLC) ...
